A Guide To Wedding Venues

Choosing a venue for your wedding celebration is a very important task – it sets the mood and style of your entire wedding day. It must fit with your own aesthetics while being able to host all of your guests, and, from a photographer’s point of view, it must have excellent lighting conditions in order for it to be captures perfectly on camera. There are many beautiful venues out there from restaurants, to banquet halls, to private estates, which may fit your wedding style perfectly and Toronto wedding photographer, Mango Studios breaks down the most popular types from a photographer’s perspective, a few of which are summarized below.

Restaurants are a popular choice of venue for smaller sized weddings, especially those in cities with great food like Toronto! For couples who love to eat and want their guests to have a meal to remember, your favourite restaurant is the way to go. The only downside is that their capacity may be limited, however what they might lack in space they will make up for in high quality food and service. In terms of photography, some restaurant lighting conditions can be tricky for a photographer to work with. It can often be dim candle lit lighting that sets a lovely tone for dinner, but can be hard to translate into your wedding photography. Saying that, if you choose a talented and experienced photographer, they can take advantage of the beautifully designed interiors to create some excellent photography.

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Banquet hall’s are probably the most popular venue choice simply because there are so many options. They come in all different sizes and styles and have lots of pros such as the ability to host large numbers, staff that are experienced with weddings, endless decor customizations, and they often have accommodation and parking attached. Banquet halls tend to be located close to city, which is a big plus in the eyes of your photographer. This means you can choose the location for your portrait photography session and still make it back in time to party with your guests! The hall itself may be tough for photography as they tend to have really high ceilings and are lit by spotlights, and any skilled photographer will tell you that that is less than ideal. Just make sure ahead of time that your photographer knows how to work with those conditions.

A barn wedding is great for the couple that wants an intimate, laid back, and fun atmosphere for their wedding. The gorgeous rustic textures and abundance of natural light are a photographer’s dream come true. And being so close to nature means you will have a gorgeous backdrop no matter where your photographer takes you for your portrait session, especially if you can sneak away during sunset. As the sun goes down, lighting conditions can get tough whether your party is set inside the barn or outside under a tent. Flash coverage gets tricky inside a dimly lit barn with dark wooden walls, just make sure you find a photographer that has done it before!